- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Malfunctioning Machines, How Legislators Get Vote Mulligans
- House Approves $503 Million Boost to Current Budget to Backfill
- After marathon debate, Texas House OK’s $210 billion budget
- After 18-Hour Process, House Passes Budget
- After 18-Hour Debate, House Gives Early OK to Budget
- Texas House tentatively passes $209.8 billion, two-year budget
- Rep. Parker: House budget fiscally responsible
- Texas Monthly’s Greider on the House budget
- Texas House Avoids Voucher Vote in Budget Debate
- Texas House targets sex ed in hours-long budget debate
- Efforts to Divert Border Security Funding Mostly Fall Flat
- Texas Monthly attacks Rep. Spitzer over actions of teens in his district – All the stats you wish to present do not change that 1) abstinence works to prevent pregnancy; 2) it’s no more effective absolutely to teach abstinence than it is to teach about things such as condoms – both depend solely on the decisions of the humans to follow, and; 3) it seems a bit low to seemingly attack a rep. because his constituents don’t hold all of his values. Would it be fair to beat-up on reps who stand for law and order because a high percentage of those in their districts commit crimes? Just asking.
- Vetoing the budget, banning typeface?! State officials get in on the joke
- Hegar: Let’s leverage Texas’ rainy day fund for greater returns
- Look at Texting-and-Driving Ordinances in Texas
- Rules hurt family violence programs in Texas, Sen. Nelson says
- Rep. Shaheen Stands for Ballot Transparency
- Senate votes to curb ‘local control’ in cities’ housing policies
- Texas religious proposals unaffected by Indiana backlash
- Senate passes constitutional amendment to protect hunting, fishing rights
- Steroid testing of high-schoolers has been a bad use of tax dollars
- Texas looks to reform truancy as federal officials investigate Dallas County’s system
- Truancy decriminalization bill moves to Texas Senate floor
- Legislators make NASCAR, X Games, UFC eligible for Major Event Trust Fund
- Bill would allow public companies like Wal-Mart to sell liquor in Texas
- Powder alcohol ban advances to Texas House
- Foster care advocates raising awareness in small, sweet ways
- State leaders react to pharmacists association’s new policy against selling execution drugs
- Texas Insurance Commissioner Named Chairman of National Committee
- AG Paxton Sues Publication Renewal Companies for Violating State Consumer Protection Law
- AG Paxton: Texas Protects Consumers’ Private Information in RadioShack Case
- Texas Historical Commission Releases New Texas Time Travel Tours App
- DPS trooper required to get counseling for posing with Snoop Dogg – silly
- No joke? George P. Bush takes aim at trendy typeface – funny but I agree
- Janek should resign as health commissioner
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- HD124: Two Democrats Go to Runoff for San Antonio-based Seat
- Poll: Cruz in “Top Tier” of GOP White House Hopefuls
- Aiming for Upset, Cruz Brings Presidential Campaign Home
- 3 Texas Sites Apply to Host Presidential Debate
- George P. Bush Wins First University of Texas Latino Leadership Award – must be due to the seizure of the Alamo from the DRT!
- Villarreal files ethics complaint against Van de Putte in San Antonio mayor’s race
- Why Van de Putte’s fund transfer matters
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz: Obama Administration’s Iran Deal is Only Getting Worse
- Autonomy advocates call for Cruz to withdraw measures that would block D.C. bills
- President Obama commutes sentence of Dallas drug offender
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Comptroller Glenn Hegar Reminds Businesses of April 15 Deadline for Filing Property Tax Renditions
- RadioShack Tables Plans to Sell Customers’ Private Data, AG Paxton statement
- Abilene Restaurant Owner Nationally Recognized by President Obama VIDEO
- Lubbock’s UMC Named Top Employer in Texas
- Many tractor-trailers on Texas roads exceed tires’ safety ratings
- A bad quarter for oil, ugly times for Texas
- Drilling Deeper: Sealing the Deal
- SXSW grows again, by nearly 5,000, for 2015
- Children’s Health, Texas Health Resources to occupy new medical center at Richardson’s CityLine development
- D-FW tops nation for apartment leasing, construction
- Japanese builder buys huge North Texas residential community
- Developers promise new Uptown tower project won’t cast a light on nearby neighbors
- American Airlines: AAdvantage-Dividend Miles merger is going well so far
- Southwest Airlines faces $328,550 in additional fines from Federal Aviation Administration
- —————Statewide general——————
- Permian High Teacher Accused of Sexual Relations with Two Students, Affidavit
- Permian high school teacher had sexual relations with 2 female students he met on fetish site
- Midland ISD Sub Gets Probation, No Prison Time, For Assaulting 5th Graders
- 24 Child Predators Arrested Across Two Texas Counties in Back-to-Back Stings
- Wichita Falls Pastor Accused of Molesting Young Girl Set to Enter Plea
- Saint Jo officer shoots, wounds man Saint Jo police officer shoots, wounds man
- Zebra Mussels Still Present in Lake Waco
- Pickup crashes into Fort Worth convenience store, killing 1
- Fort Worth police: Fight over lottery winnings led to murder-suicide
- Solar panel short cause of huge Jeff Davis County wildfire – so how much pollution did that cause!?
- Big Spring man is in custody after allegedly shooting his wife
- Semi-Truck Catches on Fire in New Deal, Closes Part of I-27
- Texas DPS Seizes More Than Two Tons of Marijuana in Starr Co.
- DPS Reward Increased to $8,000 for Most Wanted Sex Offender
- April Fools: Southwest bag fees, Pizza Hut pilsner and Fossil’s edible clothing line
Political and other Texas news for 4/1/2015
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